tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post8697194783814055206..comments2015-08-01T00:13:51.713-04:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: A guide to judging the appropriateness of your response to the Johnny Mac signingTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-17959850805228770342010-02-24T12:28:49.755-05:002010-02-24T12:28:49.755-05:00If anyone here truly feels fiat currency is worthl...If anyone here truly feels fiat currency is worthless then feel free to give me all your money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-36953020716657266902009-11-27T11:57:48.949-05:002009-11-27T11:57:48.949-05:00@Anonymous
Not sure if you clicked on the picture...@Anonymous<br /><br />Not sure if you clicked on the picture, but I actually named it &quot;JohnnyMacsNipples.jpg&quot;. Because that&#39;s all I saw as well.Tao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-72237981887712535282009-11-27T10:08:47.356-05:002009-11-27T10:08:47.356-05:00once loverbay leaves, does blalock make sense as a...once loverbay leaves, does blalock make sense as a 1b platoon partner?plain_ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01424504336955590049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-60534436468729678752009-11-27T10:03:50.745-05:002009-11-27T10:03:50.745-05:00What subset do I belong in if all I can see in the...What subset do I belong in if all I can see in the J-Mac picture is his erect nipple?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-55048100351921724272009-11-26T19:14:29.570-05:002009-11-26T19:14:29.570-05:00I wouldn&#39;t count on the Jays being able to mov...I wouldn&#39;t count on the Jays being able to move A-Gonz: The Red Sox acquired him, not for a decent prospect, but to take his salary off the hands of the Reds. While these two contracts aren&#39;t bad individually, they&#39;re puzzling together. The only position either provides average value is at SS, so you don&#39;t really need both.Steve G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12021363760202667755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-14006340975797968182009-11-26T15:42:02.338-05:002009-11-26T15:42:02.338-05:00Brainiac nailed it. And if Anthop can peddle Gonzo...Brainiac nailed it. And if Anthop can peddle Gonzo at the deadline, this might not be such a bad deal.<br /><br />$4.25 million for two guys who will suck up anything hit to them, and suck at the bottom of the order? Sure, why not.<br /><br />Here&#39;s hoping Gonzalez can replicate the success he had in Boston last season. A .284 average, and a .769 OPS.<br /><br />Dare to dream.<br /><br />Building!!!!1eyebleafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445618400360263938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-60131650191637917042009-11-26T14:54:14.966-05:002009-11-26T14:54:14.966-05:00@Peter D
You&#39;re bang on there, spanky. Gettin...@Peter D<br /><br />You&#39;re bang on there, spanky. Getting A-Gon at half the price and (possibly) half the term of O-Cab is a pretty good deal.<br /><br />Of course, Orlando might not find many takers for the two-year deal.Tao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-64718244505353361542009-11-26T14:26:26.726-05:002009-11-26T14:26:26.726-05:00I have to say one thing, I like the Alex Gonzalez ...I have to say one thing, I like the Alex Gonzalez signing a hell of a lot better than Orlando Cabrera for 2 years and $10 million.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-34657218477398234602009-11-26T14:04:14.592-05:002009-11-26T14:04:14.592-05:00The Gonzalez signing is fine. But the Jmac signin...The Gonzalez signing is fine. But the Jmac signing is made even more puzzling. It&#39;s not the money - it&#39;s the confidence in management that has taken a hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-63894992890742247962009-11-26T13:20:10.870-05:002009-11-26T13:20:10.870-05:00I&#39;m in the non-represented category. &#39;Hmm...I&#39;m in the non-represented category. &#39;Hmm, Good idea.&#39;<br /><br />Jonny Mac and A-Gon (lame) make for two seasoned vets who can get us thru the shitstorm of 2010 with a platoon scenario. Then, the better of the two gets kept on as a mentor for the SS-to-be-announced-later in 2011. The SSTBAL will be either Justin Jackson if his headfromassectomy proves successful, or a prospect from the Doc&#39;s future home city.<br /><br />Plus Alex Gonzalez is usually a guy that gets traded for at the deadline at +value by a contender.<br /><br />Just my .02Swagmanjayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14381423026594629186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-14015282832043628192009-11-26T12:58:46.665-05:002009-11-26T12:58:46.665-05:00Will the Jays at least qualify Scutaro? If they d...Will the Jays at least qualify Scutaro? If they don&#39;t, then they lose the Bud Selig &#39;compassionate gesture to reward the upwardly frugal&#39; draft pick. I could be wrong on this.<br /><br />And you guys are the best. Not only are you busy mining the psyche of young squire AA but also those of the disenfranchised, misguided, and ambivalent fan. This post made me laugh, in a good way. I suppose with the ebb and flow of the offseason coupled with the Doc uncertainty and the fact that AA is trying to usher in a sea change, by the time the opening pitch is thrown the average Jays fan my wind up being Sybil-esque.<br /><br />I&#39;ve responded a few times under the name Herbie Hancock in a misguided attempt to re-launch &#39;Rockit&#39; for the upcoming decade, but with yesterday&#39;s sausage-fest responses I didn&#39;t want to be misconstrued as someone extolling the virtues of enthusiastic masturbation via the &#39;Hancock&#39; - &#39;Rockit&#39; conjunction. Hence the change.<br /><br />Before I forget, &#39;Paperhouse!&#39;. Or for the Johnny Mac gangsta inclined, &#39;Paperhizzouse&#39;Damo Suzukinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-14826799010801022082009-11-26T12:54:15.197-05:002009-11-26T12:54:15.197-05:00AT least it&#39;s not the OTHER Alex Gonzales...AT least it&#39;s not the OTHER Alex Gonzales...brainiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217293327823949195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-48369401274747691232009-11-26T12:40:15.457-05:002009-11-26T12:40:15.457-05:00Looks like we&#39;ve got another wasted year ahead...Looks like we&#39;ve got another wasted year ahead of us. I can understand this strategy if the Jays had a lot of talent in the minor leagues, but I don&#39;t see that. <br /><br />Let&#39;s hope AA can start making moves to stockpile talent, rather than signing stopgap players.Peter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025682416268680287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-46593584123352225572009-11-26T12:09:05.521-05:002009-11-26T12:09:05.521-05:00Hey, no one can say that the Jays didn&#39;t sign ...Hey, no one can say that the Jays didn&#39;t sign a free agent to a major league contract this year!Tao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-84209454454005417742009-11-26T11:52:51.447-05:002009-11-26T11:52:51.447-05:00I think I&#39;m somewhere between Option A and B o...I think I&#39;m somewhere between Option A and B on this one - I wasn&#39;t overly excited about the signing, but I wasn&#39;t going to boycott the team either.<br /><br />But now that they signed A-Gonz, it changes everything.Ian H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-71826336992891188002009-11-26T11:42:34.113-05:002009-11-26T11:42:34.113-05:00I think the Jays have less to fear from the Bandwa...I think the Jays have less to fear from the Bandwagon jumper set than a collective shrug from a much larger portion of the population.<br /><br />I&#39;m betting they can break that low attendance record in 2010. <br /><br />Like I tweeted, though, I also think there is more to the Alex Gonzalez signing than meets the eye -- and no, I don&#39;t think he can transform into a Volkswagen.<br /><br />Here&#39;s your rock out for Friday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLfGBKO8vOcDarren Priesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-1109940897020777992009-11-26T11:35:44.294-05:002009-11-26T11:35:44.294-05:00Nice to see you stayed out of the DJF flame war. ...Nice to see you stayed out of the DJF flame war. I got sucked in. My arguments &quot;over there&quot; were pretty much with regards to the rationale being presented as to why this was a good thing (&quot;he&#39;s a good team guy! he&#39;s popular with the fans! this is a non-story!&quot;)<br /><br />I&#39;m pretty much rooted in the Ambivalent subset, but there is a definite WTF element to my reaction with regards to the 2nd year. <br /><br />And it may be enhanced by the signing of defense-first SS Alex Gonzalez II to play everyday.<br /><br />(But I&#39;m not gonna lose my mind over it, boss.)The Ackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12374953233006854310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-70440374925050386172009-11-26T11:30:10.440-05:002009-11-26T11:30:10.440-05:00Uh-oh. This was posted before I read the Alex Gonz...Uh-oh. This was posted before I read the Alex Gonzalez news. <br /><br />I think people are going to lose their minds today.Tao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.com